Asian American and Pacific Islanders

Awkwafina. Asian-American woman with blond hair, wearing red and white top
Muqing M. Zhang  Aug 22, 2018 6:02PM EDT

Performing Blackness Won't Fill Our Asian-American Culture Deficit [OP-ED]

The fight for media representation has become one of the most prominent rallying cries among Asian Americans. But if we wish to subvert White hegemony, we must step away from the imitation of Whiteness’ exploitation of Blackness.
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Sameer Rao  Aug 20, 2018 1:19PM EDT

How Bruce Lee's 'Enter the Dragon' Opened Doors for APIA Film Heroes

NPR commemorates the film’s 45th anniversary with a retrospective on its accomplishments and lead actor.
"Crazy Rich Asians" cast and author on green carpet in multicolored formal attire in front of green and gold wall with gold text
Sameer Rao  Aug 20, 2018 11:12AM EDT

UPDATE: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Earns $35.3 Million Opening Weekend

The Asian-led romantic comedy topped the domestic box office.
Trevor Noah, Hasan Minhaj. Two brown men sit in gray suits sit at large black-topped desk. One man points at the other, whose arms are above his head
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 17, 2018 12:54PM EDT

Get Into Hasan Minhaj's Final 'The Daily Show' Appearance

The Desi comedian is moving on to star in his own show, Netflix’s “Patriot Act.”
Yo-Yo Ma. Man of Chinese descent smiles while wearing a white button-down shirt and playing a brown cello
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 17, 2018 10:33AM EDT

WATCH: Yo-Yo Ma Revisits His Very First Cello Piece for Tiny Desk Concert

The Grammy Award-winning cellist turns to the music of Bach for his “ability to speak to our common humanity at a time when our civic conversation is so often focused on division.”
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Iimay Ho  Aug 16, 2018 2:25PM EDT

How This Crazy Rich Asian Fights Wealth Inequality and the Model Minority Myth [OP-ED]

Resource Generation’s Iimay Ho: “I’ve been looking forward to the release of ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ but I’m not surprised that Warner Bros. took a bet on a movie where rich Asians show they can act like rich White people and reinforce the model minority myth.”
Constance Wu in white shirt sits and holds hands with Gemma Chan in blue-and-white-striped shirt in front of brown beach sand and black night sky
Sameer Rao  Aug 15, 2018 4:41PM EDT

'Crazy Rich Asians' Uplifts Women As Resilient, Complex and Resolutely Human

By giving its female leads room to explore the complexities of their relationships, this Asian-led rom-com goes beyond the boundaries of its genre and centers their agency for the world to see.
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catherine lizette gonzalez  Feb 2, 2018 5:34PM EST

AARP Finds that a Majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander Elders Are at Risk for Financial Fraud

An overwhelming number of Asian American and Pacific Islanders over 50 years old are targeted by financial fraud, according to a new AARP survey. 
Deepa Iyer  Feb 16, 2017 10:59AM EST

The White House Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders Just Lost Most of Its Members

Sixteen members of the advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have resigned in protest of President Trump’s policies.
Black and white sign in trash can reads: "White House no place for White nationalism."
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 25, 2017 3:22PM EST

100+ AAPI Orgs Vow to Resist the Trump Administration

Coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations: “We will reject any attempts by the Trump Administration to use AAPIs to make a case for their legitimacy and diversity.”
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Yessenia Funes  Sep 27, 2016 1:11PM EDT

AAPI Voters Can Now Find Voting Material in Their Native Language

Online advocacy organization 18MillionRising.org launched a web-based app that will make this year’s election the most diverse in U.S. history.